Synonyms of the word

cacophonous

• adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

cackly

• adj. Resembling or characterised by cackling.

cacophonic

• adj. discordant.
• adj. unmusical.

croaking

• v. present participle of croak.
• n. The sound of something that croaks.

croaky

• adj. (of a sound) Like that of a frog.

grating

• adj. (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
• adj. Abrasive; tending to annoy.
• n. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
• n. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
• n. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
• n. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished…
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also,…
• v. present participle of grate.

gravel

• n. (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.
• n. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
• n. (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
• n. (uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the…
• v. (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
• v. To puzzle or annoy.
• v. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
• v. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
• v. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

gravelly

• adj. Full of, or covered with gravel or pebbles.
• adj. (of a voice) Unpleasantly harsh or rasping.

gruff

• adj. having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
• adj. hoarse-voiced.
• v. To speak gruffly.

guttural

• adj. Sounding harsh and throaty.
• adj. (phonetics) Articulated at the back of the mouth.
• adj. (medicine, anatomy) Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.
• n. A harsh and throaty spoken sound.

hoarse

• adj. Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.

husky

• adj. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
• adj. (US) Burly, stout.
• adj. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
• n. Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

jangling

• n. A jangle, the sounds of a jangle.
• v. present participle of jangle.

jangly

• adj. Accompanied by a jangling sound.

jarring

• adj. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
• n. An act of jarring (in any sense).
• v. present participle of jar.

noisy

• adj. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound.
• adj. Full of noise.
• adj. Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention.

piercing

• v. present participle of pierce.
• n. (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce.
• n. A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
• n. The jewelry itself.
• adj. Anything or anyone that pierces.

rasping

• adj. raspy.
• v. present participle of rasp.
• n. A rasping sound.

raspy

• adj. (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
• adj. Irritable.

raucous

• adj. Harsh and rough-sounding.
• adj. Disorderly and boisterous.
• adj. Loud and annoying.

rending

• v. present participle of rend.
• n. The act by which something is rent, or torn.

ripping

• v. present participle of rip.
• adj. That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
• adj. (dated, slang) Excellent.
• n. The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
• n. (woodworking) Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
• n. (Australia) The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.

rough

• adj. Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
• adj. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
• adj. Turbulent.
• adj. Difficult; trying.
• adj. Crude; unrefined.
• adj. Violent; not careful or subtle.
• adj. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
• adj. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
• adj. Harsh-tasting.
• n. The unmowed part of a golf course.
• n. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
• n. (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by…
• n. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
• n. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming…
• n. (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
• v. To create in an approximate form.
• v. (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
• v. To render rough; to roughen.
• v. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
• adv. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

scratchy

• adj. Characterized by scratches.
• adj. (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
• adj. (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result…
• adj. (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from…

splitting

• n. An instance where something splits.
• n. (psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
• n. (chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
• adj. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
• adj. Severe.
• v. present participle of split.

squawky

• adj. (of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating.
• adj. Making squawking sounds.

strident

• adj. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
• adj. Grating or obnoxious.
• adj. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides.
• n. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.